Tallula, Mississippi

Tallula, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Tallula
Tallula
Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W / 32.77944; -91.11444Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 91°06′52″W / 32.77944°N 91.11444°W / 32.77944; -91.11444
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Issaquena
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 678549[1]

Tallula is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.

History

Tallula was the county seat from 1848 to 1871. The seat was then moved to Mayersville, 10 mi (16 km) north.[2]

Notable people

Charles C. Diggs, Sr., the first African-American Democrat elected to the Michigan Senate, was born in Tallula.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tallula, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Hellmann, Paul T. (2005). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge.
  3. ↑ Dillard, Angela D. (2007). Faith in the City: Preaching Radical Social Change in Detroit. University of Michigan.


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